New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-25
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
SPECULATIVE CONGRESSMEN-SOME CUR
RENT:S TORIES.

the remnant of his last months salary in "margins."
The Congressional gambler in stocks however, en-
Joys advantages In times ike tho present when
forcknowcdge Of the action Of the Treasury Depart
ment Is valuable especially II he be who is on
good forms with the Administration and is able to
obtain what gamblers call straight tirs." hear
of lucky statcsman-he Is on the dull" side Of
the market ] belicvo-whO knew twent y-fOur hours
before the proposed action officially promulgated
at midnight weslnesday that tho Treasury would
offer to buy four per cents well four and Onchalf
per cents at fixed rates during specified period or
course that knowledge was extremely valuable to him
and to the few other persons who let into tho
secret. How he obtained the information Is his
affair, suppose
within the last two three years several statesmen
who Attempted TO "bank' preliminary action ~
Congress I'm matters which would be likely to affect
The market price OF certain stock have been badly
bitten. ON ono occasion informed that a resou-
ton Of Investigation offered at tho In tgatlon
Of litilccOterie Of ConGesSmen who short" of
that stock and who thcrcupon sold good many moro
shares Of It which they did not own The investiga-
ton Jagged AMI finally ended In smoke, and several Of
tho gamblers who did not unload" soon enough wero
caught, ono Of them, understood, TO the tune Of
10000 Another ono who mortgagcd his home to
obtain money lnvcat in margins" lost both money
and homo instead of making fortune. still another
one, who gaml-d the passage Of the bin to redeem
tho trade dollars money enough to buy house
and enjoy life several fashionable resorts during tho
last summer
The ticker" has been removed from the corridors
Of the Capitol, but Con cressmen who dabbc In stocks
arc suri:.ed with quotations constantly. free of ex-
pcnSc, aud thus arc 95lcd to keep an eye on the mar
kct. OF course, there are IN both branches Of
Congress who luy and hold stocks as investments
and to whom knowledge of the daily market Is essen
tal, but they are few In number compared withsiho
men who invest fifty a hundred dollars In margins
on "tIp," with the expectation Of rcaping handsome
and qulcl. profit by turn in The market They are
stock gamblers, purc and simple.
art. cold day when Ben Buttcrrorth get left
but he experienced 1t last wek" said friend Of the
Ohio Cong c-sman. The scene OF his misfortune was
tn historic battle field Of Gettysburg, and the occasion
was the dedication of OhlOs monuments 10 the LUCK
eye hrroc, who fell in that battle reunion Of MAJOR
Euitcrworth'- old regiment an important fcatui"
Of the programme, and that !o'ia and grHed veteran
WAS BODIED for one Of hi, telling oil hand -Iccche-
lie Iosc Ui;h the sun the bright morning OF sep
tcn,cr u.s. and In company with 4 newspaper man
Who was to describe his triumph he HE'D MN TO the
-cruc Of past conflict and plc-cnt coIu nee on Ms
aultal at Gettysburg Major Butterworth was con
lroutcd by a wondering and indignant Ger CATION OF
Tho boy" who rcccl ed hm with -uch questions a.
These: "Whcio we're You yesterday We looked for
won On over, train" what d'you 90 back ON tho
rc-tncut for! What's the matter with you any
wayl7 Aas! Major Zen had arrived the day
after the iaic the monument had been drdcaied' the
reunion Wa over Wien hc realized the situation inc
gallant Congressman delivered some remarks when 1t
il .,id Ncro icmarally forcllc and appropriate, al
thou-h somewhat hastily prepared and moro oH-hah'
than usual. even fom him. am sorry that Ms
nrv> apcr companion ialei 10 report the speech when
Major BmtcrWouh', old comrades declare 10 nave
been "tlc greatest cnort ot hi hfc.' T'uly a.
-.a.,lclrr-, beg iguatlus Donncb = larn'h' a.
Load E.,ou. womb -ay ii Vas i "oaOo""s ana t.
nol-e.ul Gay ior Lcnjsnln-
Tic ,.cath Of W. D. n.n, late United states Attorney
for the D,-,i,t of Ala la, recall, the figure Of man
OF medium -lo, with carcWorn, wcatncr-hcatcn face
and full Naming I'd beard, WHO FOR months haunted
the CORR or, and committee rooms Of tie capitol u-
wcari ~ a> coating tic c-talli hmcnt oi l'iE'o'l"
government In Alsaa Bhl Wa a Nisni1n VHo
cntc.cd tho Eoncl army and roso to the i"hA u
c.lonrl When the war ended he returned 10 FAIRFAX
broken In fortune but brave In sprit' AMI alter umo
became clitor Of a PAPER in Alexandra. lie wa
A "rccou-,ruc;cG' NitgiLian and IN lo'1 FFeSl"'"'
Hare, appointed hlm collector vi customs At S''"a'
fl, loon became Impressed by thc great extent @N'
value OF Aia,iA's resources and the hc"-::'S VI
ct,n government to protect tho rights Of pcr7O" AZ"
nr,t,rty. TO cam. Washington aud bc-c-'d
,.uy,., and The Executive with memorials an" arSu-
.,t. Il, .bow that the interest, OF tho General GOV
eminent a, well ~ the poo lie Of ALASKA ocha""" H.
,t ,,,. called "c.anl." and an adyentwer for HIS
pains and returned to ALASKA discouraged "h'h NoN
IRE, nj last discovered that civil government lo'
Aosk, oas reguilcd and provided Tor IT, 'ooh'' D"'
frt.r, .ouebt 10 have him appointed governor pu'
NOR, ,p.ucce-.fuL through their cloIts however,
,o ,. ,prontcd District. Attorney last year lie dluu
on siboard and his body will rc-t ia TIC SUI OF MS
native state.
In Washington hotel register yesterday noticed
thi, entry: colonel y. H. H. Daw~n' NASH"
,urpo-c that ColoLel Dawson OF MasNa al" 'o'o"'
Dawson United states COMMISSIONS vi I"u'''
who halls from Alabama, are ono ana the same poIso"
A. amy ratio the Commissioners r comfy returned NOM
an official inspection tour through Alaska ana u''
,,r.d hlu.cu Of a column ot Information anu
,,,,p about that Territory which DID not contain
fact or a suggestion that WAS new ~ IL - u'' '0'
that the expenses OF his trip wee pad ou' Vi "o p
,rourallon "ior the education OF inc Chi'I'n Vi 'N
arr I'm the Territory Of Alaska "ithout r''''o"'' ~
r,, pcrlsp- tho travelled commissioner has uec'Fu
-, d carrct- bar eyer, and has transferred MS resi-
T'.'., AMI Allegiance uom sunny Alabama to fogsy
ALASKA.
Among the instrumcntatcs provided By Commits
% ,,rin. for the elevation Of the Indian, IL appears
- o,i,c tribunals called Courts of Indian Offences
or, az these courts has been cstablShcd amohs NV
Apachcs on tho M"scmcro observation IN Ne"-N'A
cn Snrnc Of the proceedings OF THIS court arc '""
described In letter full the "b'"' III '""'eN
ro,ut If Indian Offences duly organized, compose"
-, H., ~ the most sensible and influential Indians
an ,Lo rcs,rvat,cn The first brought before thl'
,ucust tribunal was that of brave who was oil ''S
tiyo nature lilo had introduced kettle OF tSWlhc'
di,,tins fcrmentcd drink of their own manufactures
ttn a soties which he was enjoying with some OF M
admirers \ state of feeling was produCSu M"v" 10
-ultel I'm the brandisLiug of knives, INC hlns Oh PS
toIe tho pulling hair and "A hldcous VeAlhg oi ,h0
drox.y ear night with HAIR raising APa'mU ny, .,
uOl T.
al no ,,,r,,s we're fully proven and tho grave thlei
Ittsttco to week IN inc nohso
adding that If the prisoner were not particular hiehu
of his he would have him shot Another case was thas
az brace of Indian policemen who came To the aSou'S
unr night very happy and very bOstoroils win DOT
lie OF whi,Lcy In their possession They were ar
,.tc,l and duly araigned and tried Inc usid SCH
teuco of a week the caabOosc was imposed. lho
spbt of The full bottle of whlskcy which hau Dcen pun
in evidence however had greatly unsottid me Judge
and AS,ming adjourn the court ne TOOK INC chlc'
nf pOlicc aside and asked for the bol "a present.
Wbrn hls request was refused he offered to 90 TO jan
win the prisoners and stay tho whole week II allowed